A blend door actuator is made up of an electric motor that turns a plastic gear set in one direction or another which is connected to an air control door pivot at the final drive of the unit.
Passenger blend door actuator.
It is controlled by a blend door actuator which is a small electric motor.
First the electric motor can burn out rendering the unit non responsive so nothing changes when the temperature or vent mode controls are moved.
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The one is located behind the glove box and the other on the left side of the glove box about where the trunk locking button is.
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An actuator can go bad in of two ways.
2010 ford taurus limited blend doors actuators replacement w dual controls there are two passenger actuators used on this vehicle.
Also check out how to change the passenger heat door actuator here.
When you turn the knob on your dash to the desired temperature the actuator moves the blend door to achieve the proper mix.